RIT Saunders business school lauded among most affordable

The Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology has been named one of the least expensive private business schools.

The list comes from U.S. News & World Report, which ranked the Saunders College ninth with tuition and fees totaling $36,216 for the 2012-13 school year.

The No. 1 ranked school was Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management, which cost $21,900. Also included on the list was Alfred University, which ranked 10th at $37,646.

“We at RIT have worked hard to make a business education affordable for our students,” said Saunders College dean dt ogilvie. “In addition to keeping tuition as low as we could, we help our students obtain co-op positions, the earnings from which can be used to help pay for their education, giving our students immediate dividends in terms of education, experiential learning and affordability."

Saunders College graduates have a 94 percent placement rate, she added.